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Ezekiel 33:2

“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,

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ASV

Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;

KJV

Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בֶּן־ben-O son ofH1121 →
אָדָ֗ם'a.DamhumankindH120 →
דַּבֵּ֤רda.BerspeakH1696 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] children ofH1121 →
עַמְּךָ֙'a.me.Khapeople yourH5971 →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413 →
אֶ֕רֶץ'E.retza landH776 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
אָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'I will bringH935 →
עָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921 →
חָ֑רֶבCha.reva swordH2719 →
וְלָקְח֨וּve.la.ke.Chuand they will chooseH3947 →
עַם־'am-[the] people ofH5971 →
הָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
אִ֤ישׁ'isha manH376 →
אֶחָד֙'e.ChadoneH259 →
מִקְצֵיהֶ֔םmik.tzei.Hemfrom ends theirH7097 →
וְנָתְנ֥וּve.na.te.Nuand they will makeH5414 →
אֹת֛וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemfor <the> them
לְצֹפֶֽה׃le.tzo.Pehinto a watchmanH6822 →

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Ezekiel 33:30As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD!’Hebrews 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.Ezekiel 14:17Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast,Ezekiel 33:17Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.Ezekiel 3:11Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”Isaiah 62:6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,Jeremiah 15:2–3If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.Ezekiel 3:27But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.Jeremiah 31:6For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’”Ezekiel 11:8You fear the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord GOD.Jeremiah 12:12Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace.Isaiah 21:6–9For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.Ezekiel 37:18When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these?’Ezekiel 14:21For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?2 Kings 9:17–20Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”2 Samuel 18:24–27Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.Ezekiel 33:7As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.

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